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Guinea ex-junta leader indicted over stadium massacre
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jul 09, 2015 04:51pm |
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| Category | Investigation |
| Author | Saliou Samb |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Thursday, July 9, 2015 10:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinean authorities have indicted former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara over a massacre at a stadium in the capital in 2009 in which soldiers are accused of killing at least 157 people, a spokesman for his party said on Thursday.
Camara's indictment could throw into doubt his participation in elections set for Oct. 11 at which he is set to run for the newly created Patriotic Forces for Democracy and Development (FPDD) party against President Alpha Conde.
Camara ruled the West African country for almost a year after seizing power in a coup in 2008 and remains popular in his native Forest region of southeastern Guinea.
His reputation was tarnished, however, by the massacre in September 2009 against protestors who opposed his candidacy for presidential elections in 2010. Human rights groups and witnesses say at least 100 women were raped. |
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